Combined floor lamp and radio set



July 16, 1929. H. T. PICCOLO COMBINED FLOOR LAMP, AND RADIO S ET Filed New 30, 1926 Patented July 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES -HUGO T. PICCOLO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

coMBinEn FLOOR LAMP AND RADIO snr.

Application filed November 30, 1926. Serial N'o. 151,707.

My invention relates to combined floor lamps and radio sets.

More specifically, it relates to a tall pedestal "lamp suitable for standing on the floor, and having an ornamental shade and lamp bulbs at its upper end, the pedestal being hollow and serving as a radioloudspeaker horn and also as a receptacle for the radio set itself as well as for the necessary batteries or so-called 1o battery eliminator devices.

It is well known that a long Wooden horn gives superior results as a radio sound amplifier, but due to its great length such horn is not desirable for use in parlor orliving room because. of its ungainly appearance and the great space required when arranged horizontally as is (usual. However, by placing it in a vertical position and fashioning it at the same time as the pedestal of a lamp, say five feet from floor to bottom of shade, it is possible to accommodate a horn of a length of forty inches or more without sacrificing appearance. The reproducer unit is located at the top of the horn, together with a tone control means, and immediately below the horn is the radio set,

arranged in a drawer, below which is the battery or eliminator compartment.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be in part specifically mentioned hereinafter and in the following speci cation in connection with the accompanying drawings descriptive of one embodiment of the device.

In said drawings 0 Figure 1 is an elevation of the device as a whole;

Figu tral section of the upper end of the pedestal on an enlarged scale, illustrating the reproducer unit and the tone control means;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section of the horn on the plane of line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the sound-deflectingcone;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section of the lower portion of the pedestal on the plane indicatedby line 4-4 of Figure 1, showing the sound-deflecting cone, the drawer for the radio set and the battery compartment below same; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail of one of the feet and adjacent portions on an enlarged scale.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the device comprises a lamp shade 1 removi5 ably secured to the pedestal by screw means 2. Preferably but not necessarily incandesart will be evident from p re 2 is a detail showing a vertical con-- cent lamps are arranged in the shade 1 in the usual manner, but are not shown and do not themselves constitute part of my invention.

Just below the lamp shade 1 is the horn which is composed *of panels 3 of three-ply laminated wood set in grooves in the cornerstrips 4 as best shown 1n Figure 3. The horn a large compartment formed above the bot tom member 10. This compartment provides ample room to contain the necessary batteries or battery-eliminators 16. The extreme bottoms of the panels 3 are secured to member 10 by screws 24, which are concealed by mold-- ings 12. Rounded feet 11 are secured to member 10 by screws 23, Figure 5.

Resting on and secured to partition 6 is the sound deflecting cone 5 preferably made of polishedhard wood, wh openings 13 to guide the soun to the exterior of ;-the device. These openings 13 are formed in the four sides of the pedestal just above partition 6, as shown, and are approximately triangular in shape. a The Q nings are preferably arranged mmetrieall with respect to the cone 5 for ihesake of appearance.

The intensity of the sounds is controlled by .a device shown inFigure 2, and comprising ablock 17 fitting inside the upper end of the horn, and havinga central bore 21 as shown, merging into a concave portion 18.

A olished hardwood sphere 19 is secured to a s aft 20 by means 25. V The shaft 20 with the enlargement 25 thereon may be forced into the bore of the wooden sphere 19 and will be held .by the natural elasticity of the wood. A knob 14 is secured to the end of said shaft and serves to turn It will be noted that the sphere 19 is mounted eccentricallyon the shaft 20, thus enabling it to be brought more or less close to the lowerend of bore 21 by turning knob 14. Thesound reproducer 22 ich coo erates with- 7 rests on. strips 8 which are is secured to the top of the blockl'T as shown,

and is of the usual electromagnetic type.

In operation it will be clear that any necessary wiring for both lamp and radio may be concealed within the horn or pedestal, but

inasmuch as this forins no part of the invention and may vary considerably in different embodiments, it is believed preferable not to complicate the drawings by illustrating it. The sounds produced by the reproducer 22 will piss downwardly through bore 21 and may controlled by knob 14 and ball 19 to the desired loudness or softness. Upon reaching partition 6 and cone 5, the sounds are deflected into the room through the apertures 13.

Access to the radio set is readily had by sliding the drawer 7 outward, and access to the battery compartment by removing the drawer 7 entirely.

It will be evident that I have provided a very compact, useful and ornamental comhined radio outfit and floor lamp, and that many of the advantages of my invention may be secured without adhering to the exact structures herein specifically described and shown. Therefore my invention is' not to be limited except as defined by the following claims.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A. combined lamp and radio device comprising a tall hollow pedestal having a seat for a sound reproducer at one end thereof, an intermediate transverse partition, sound deflecting means mounted onsaid partition, and asup rting means for the pedestal below 0 sm partition.

2. A combined lamp and radio device comprising a .tall hollow pedestal having a seat for a sound reproducer at one end thereof, an intermediate transverse partition, sound deflecting means mounted on said partition, and a supporting means for the pedestal below said partition and having a drawer therein.

3. A combined lamp and radio device comprising a tall hollow pedestal having a seat for a sound reproducer at one end thereof, an intermediate transverse partition, a sound deflecting cone mounted on said partition, and above said partition, and a supporting means for the pedestal below said partition.

4. A combined lampand radio device comrising a tall hollow pedestal having a seat or'a sound repr'oducer at one end thereof, a shaft passing transversely into the pedestal near said end, and a spherical member eccentrically mounted on said shaft and located within said pedestal, said pedestal having a seat therein for, and adjacent, the spherical member.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

' HUGO T. P100010. 

